12pm

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Welcome Speech:
Hauwa Yabani
WBAF High Commissioner & Country Director Nigeria
 

12.05pm

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Opening Remarks:
Baybars Altuntas,
Executive Chairman World Business Angels Investment Forum

12.10pm

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Keynote Speech:
Establishing an ethical framework for start-up ventures in Africa

Bulent Senver
Ex-Chairman Denizbank, Founder Turkish Ethics Values Centre
 

12.20pm

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Keynote Speech:
Challenges for Cooperation in Agritech between Europe and Africa

Maximo Torero Cullen
Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Italy
 

12.30pm

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Keynote Speech:
Increasing role of business diplomacy for African economies

H.E.Lansana Kouyate
Former Prime Minister Guinea

12.40pm

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Roundtable:
Backing the digital transformation in Africa with angel investments

Moderator: Dr. Abdu Mukhtar. Director of the Industrial & Trade Development Department at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Côte d'Ivoire (Country of Origin is Nigeria)

Speakers:

Alan Phemelo Boshwaen, CEO, Botswana Innovation Hub
Etienne Kouadio Doh, General Manager Francophone West Africa, MainOne, Côte d'Ivoire
Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi, DG/CEO, National IT Development Agency/CTO of Nigeria
Nick Williams, Head, ICT Operations Division, AfDB, Côte d'Ivoire (Country of Origin is United Kingdom)
Rapelang Rabana, Founder, Rekindle Learning/WEF Young Global Leader, South Africa
 

1.50pm

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Roundtable:
Prospects for angel investments in agriculture in Africa; Opportunities from challenges in the sector

Moderator: Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, Director of Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainable Development for Lafarge Africa Plc, Nigeria

Speakers:

Ade Adefeko, Vice President  Corporate & Government Relations, OLAM Nigeria
Atsuko Toda, Director for Agricultural Finance & Rural Development, AfDB, Côte d'Ivoire (Country of Origin is Japan)
Mezuo Nwuneli, Managing Partner, Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Ltd, Nigeria
Mira Mehta, Founder/CEO, Tomato Jos, Farming  & Processing Limited, Nigeria (Country of Origin is United States)

2.55pm

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Closing Remarks of the Summit by the Conference Chair:
Hauwa Yabani
WBAF High Commissioner & Country Director Nigeria

3pm

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ENDS